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US Copper Grinds Higher

Despite a strengthening US dollar positive expectations around the approval of the US bailout plan saw US copper futures rise. Copper’s early strength tied to gains on Wall Street, with the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq temporarily adding more than 2 percent. Find the complete article here. Positive news for copper includes a new strike [...]

LME Copper Reverses Gains

London copper lost its 1.75 percent gain after the US Senate approved the $700 billion financial plan. Copper fell $12 to $6,148 a tonne.  Copper is up from its Wednesday low of $6,120, the lowest since March 2007. In base metals the market is looking very heavy … and there is a growing chance that [...]